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Driveway and paver work in Carrollton runs anywhere from $250 for a simple driveway sealing to $18,000 for a full paver driveway installation, with most full replacements landing between $4,500 and $12,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owned by Tom Barrett, and we’ve been doing hardscape work across the DFW metro since 1998. If you live in a 1960s ranch off Belt Line or a newer two-story up in 75007, call Tom’s crew at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out, walk the site, and give you a written estimate. No pressure, no out-of-town call center, no permit shortcuts.
What makes Carrollton different from Addison or Farmers Branch is the soil under your driveway. Blackland Prairie expansive clay moves with every drought and rainy season, and if the base under your concrete or pavers isn’t built for that movement, you’ll see cracks within a few years. We design for it from day one because we’ve torn out enough heaved slabs across 75006, 75007, 75010, and 75011 to know what this ground does.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Carrollton’s Preferred Driveway & Pavers Company
We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers out of a logistics hub. Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews on Carrollton jobs, and Tom shows up on site most days with his name on the truck. Every scope item, every material allowance, every price adjustment gets handed to you as a written change order before a single piece of concrete gets poured. That’s the kind of thing customers in Carrollton tell us they didn’t get from the last contractor they called.
Calls to (877) 610-1318 are answered by a live person, 24 hours a day. Carrollton homeowners ask a lot of questions about permits and foundation movement before they sign, and they deserve answers from someone who actually knows the city’s rules. That’s us.
You can look up Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number before you ever invite us over. We want you to. We’ve been around 29 years and plan to be around for the next 29, which means we simply can’t afford to do Carrollton the way some out-of-area outfits do. We publish our standing offers too: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% senior and veteran discount.
Our Driveway & Pavers Services in Carrollton
Paver Driveways
Paver driveways hold up against Carrollton’s clay better than poured concrete when the base is built right. We use permeable jointing systems that let soil breathe instead of trapping moisture against the slab edge. In Old Town Carrollton, where exterior materials need architectural review, we help you pick pavers that clear the preservation board the first time. A full paver driveway installation in Carrollton runs $7,000 to $18,000.
Concrete Driveways & Concrete Work
Concrete is still the most common driveway material in Carrollton, especially on the 1980s and 1990s homes up north where driveways are longer and wider. We saw-cut and remove old slabs, grade a compacted base with positive slope for storm runoff, and pour with control joints spaced for North Texas soil movement. Expect $4,500 to $12,000 for a new concrete driveway in Carrollton.
Asphalt Driveways & Resurfacing
Asphalt works fine in Carrollton, but it needs a properly compacted base and regular sealing to survive the clay expansion underneath. We do full asphalt paving and resurfacing, and we’ll tell you honestly when asphalt makes sense and when concrete or pavers are the better play for your lot. Resurfacing is typically the most budget-friendly way to get another ten years out of an existing driveway.
Driveway Repair & Replacement
Most Carrollton homes we visit have a driveway past its useful life, cracked and heaved after decades of Blackland Prairie moisture swings. We repair where repair is honest and replace where it isn’t, and we’ll write out why on paper before we start. Driveway replacement in Carrollton runs $5,000 to $14,000 depending on square footage, access, and the depth of base we need to install. Our Driveway & Pavers team handles everything from a single cracked panel to a full tear-out and rebuild.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Carrollton
We install hardscape materials you can look up online and verify, not mystery brands off the back of a van. Belgard and Techo-Bloc are the paver lines we stock parts for locally in Carrollton, and we can source Simonton, PGT, and Ply Gem when the job ties into a window or door replacement along the driveway line. When you pull a product number off our quote, you can find it in a catalog or at a supply yard in the metro. That’s the point: no guessing, no substitution games.
Common Driveway & Pavers Problems We See in Carrollton Homes
- Slab heave from expansive clay. The Blackland Prairie soil under Carrollton swells when it rains and shrinks when it dries. If the base under your driveway isn’t deep and compacted, paver edges lift, concrete cracks along the property line, and your driveway looks ten years older than it is.
- Old Town architectural review surprises. Homeowners near Belt Line and Denton Drive start a paver project, then find out the historic district requires board approval on exterior materials. We’ve seen modern paver colors and patterns rejected outright, which means a change order and weeks of delay. We handle that review before it surprises you.
- Tight 1960s lots with no staging room. The 75006 ZIP is dense with slab-on-grade ranch homes built on narrow lots. Dumping materials on the street blocks neighbors and violates local noise and work-hour rules. We plan staging before we bring a single pallet of pavers to your curb.
- Drainage issues along post-tension slabs. On Carrollton homes built with post-tension foundations, a driveway that drains toward the house instead of toward the street can cause the same clay underneath to heave against the slab edge. We slope every installation so storm runoff goes where it’s supposed to go: away from your foundation.
Pricing for Driveway & Pavers in Carrollton, TX
Carrollton pricing tracks the same market as the rest of north Dallas County, with a couple of local wrinkles. Older homes in 75006 sometimes need deeper base work because of decades of clay movement, which pushes cost toward the higher end of each range. Newer lots in 75007 and 75010 tend to have fewer surprises buried underground. Here’s what you’re looking at:
| Service | Typical Carrollton Price Range |
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| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 - $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Driveway Replacement | $5,000 - $14,000 |
Every quote we write for Carrollton is line-itemed, so you see exactly what the base costs, what the pavers or concrete cost, what we’re paying the city for permits, and what we’re charging for labor. If anything changes once we start, you get a written change order first. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Carrollton
Along with our Driveway & Pavers in Carrollton work, we serve homeowners in Addison, Farmers Branch, Coppell, and The Colony. Same owner-operated crew, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Wherever you are in North Dallas County, Tom’s sons can run your hardscape job.
Serving Carrollton, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Carrollton area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Driveway & Pavers in Carrollton
Yes. Carrollton’s Old Town district, centered near Belt Line and Denton Drive, requires architectural review for exterior paver and driveway materials before a permit gets issued. That means the paver color, pattern, and edging all need to align with preservation guidelines, and the city needs to sign off before we start. We handle that paperwork on our end, so you’re not waiting weeks on a surprise board decision. Call (877) 610-1318 to get your project moving.
The clay under Carrollton swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries, and that movement pushes against driveway edges and base material. On a 1960s slab lot in 75006, the soil has already spent 50+ years cycling through droughts and storms. A paver driveway can absolutely work, but the base has to be dug deep enough and compacted well enough to bridge that seasonal movement. Otherwise the edges lift and the joints separate. Get a written quote at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll assess your soil and slope first.
Yes, but it takes planning. On narrow 1960s ranch lots in Carrollton’s older neighborhoods, we stage materials at the curb in waves, not all at once. That keeps the street clear and avoids noise complaints. We’ll also walk the access route with you before we quote, because access affects cost. Call us at (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free site walk.
We pull the permit and we stand in front of the inspector. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why Tom likes it that way. On a recent paver driveway job on a 1960s ranch in 75006, we completed the final inspection sign-off with no change orders and no rework. Call (877) 610-1318 for an estimate on your driveway replacement.
For post-tension slab homes, we typically recommend paver driveways with permeable joints. The pavers flex independently with the clay movement instead of fighting it like a solid concrete slab does. But the honest answer depends on your specific lot, your slope, and your drainage. Some post-tension homes in Carrollton are perfectly fine with poured concrete if the base is engineered correctly. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your property and give you a straight answer in writing.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Carrollton with driveway and hardscape work.